I am not sure who Katy Perry is, but she and Snoop Dogg have come to the attention of the Beach Boys' publishers. Snoop Dogg ends a music video called "California Girls" by saying "I wish they all could be California girls." Gasp!
The publisher finds that offensive and is complaining, although there is no violation of any IPR. The Beach Boys like the song and video, and are particularly touched that Snoop Dogg would pay tribute to the original with his line. The Beach Boys are distancing themselves from their publisher on this. There is a lesson here.
It is a funny, if nasty, video and pretty clearly a hack effort to promote California tourism. I am sure there is tourist promotion money in the creation. There is a lesson here too.
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